MA TRẬN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II - NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
(Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút)
Mức độ
TT

Dạng bài

Nhận
biết

Chuẩn kiến thức

TN
I

Listening

II

Multiple
choice

III

Reading
(2 passages)

IV

Do as
directed

TL

Thông
hiểu
TN

- Multiple choice: 4
- Gap - filling: 4
- Preposition: 1
- Article: 1
- Vocabulary: 2
- Word form: 1
- Conjunctive adv:1
- Structure: 1
- Verb form: 1
- Conversation: 1
- Find mistakes: 1

2

4

6

- Lexical cloze: 6

4

2

- Mul. choice: 4

4

2

2

TL

Vận dụng Vận dụng
bậc thấp
bậc cao
TN

TL

TN

TL

2

- Rewrite: 3
- Sentence
building: 1

4

Số
câ
u

Số điểm

8

0.25 x 8 = 2.0

10

0.25 x 10 = 2.5

10

0.25 x 10 = 2.5

4

0.5 x 4 = 2.0

1

1.0 x 1 = 1.0

33

10.0

- Open question: 1
1

Tổng số câu / tổng số điểm

16 / 4.0

12 / 3.0

4/ 2.0

1 / 1.0

Tỷ lệ %

40%

30 %

20%

10 %

TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN CÔNG TRỨ

KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II

Lớp: 8A ……………….
HỌ VÀ TÊN: ………………………….
ĐIỂM

NĂM HỌC: 2022 – 2023
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
LỜI PHÊ CỦA THẦY ( CÔ ) GIÁO

I. LISTENING TASKS (2.0 pts).
Part 1. You will hear Christina talking to her friend Barney about a health problem (1pt).
1. Which after-school club did John choose?
A. The art club
B. the film club
C. the photography club
2. Which day is the club on?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Thursday
3. what time does the club start?
A. 3.50
B. 4.00
C. 4.15
4. Where will the club happen?
A. the classroom
B. the art room
C. the sports hall
Part 2. A teacher is telling students about some music lessons. Listen and fill in the blanks (1pt).
AFTER- SCHOOL MUSIC LESSONS
Name of teacher:
Mrs Clarke
Instrument she teaches:
(1)___________________
Day of lesson:
(2) __________________
Room number:
(3) __________________
Price per month:
(4) __________________
II. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER (2.5pts).
1. Scotland is in ________north of Great Britain.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. x
2. Tim managed to pass the final exam!
A. That's a relief .
B. That's awful!
C. Oh no!
D. That's shocking!
3. It took them three hours to put _____ the forest fire.
A. off
B. out
C. up
D. on
4. Ann _________ enjoys the Chinese food.
A. absolute
B. absoluteness 
C. absolutes
D. absolutely
5. If people ________ the environment, a lot of animals will die.
A. polluted
B. were polluting
C. pollutes
D. pollute
6. Many aquatic plants are dead _______ the polluted water.
A. because
B. because of
C. thought
D. in spite of
7. The train to Hanoi ______ at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A. departs
B. is departing
C. has departed
D. will depart
8. Too much use of electric lights in cities may cause _________
A. thermal pollution
B. soil pollution
C. visual pollution
D. light pollution
9. They had managed to run out of the building before the walls ________________.
A. celebrated
B. collapsed
C. erupted
D. evacuated
10. Find the underlined part needs correcting.
This is the second time I visited Sydney Opera House in Australia.
A
B
C
D
III. READING (2.5pts)
A. Read the passage. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank spare in the
following passage (1.5 pts).
There are many causes that (1)___________ water pollution. One main cause of this issue is waste coming
from many factories and then being directly pulled out into water bodies, especially into rivers or seas without

any (2)__________because this is the (3) _________convenient way of disposing waste water. Industrial
(4)__________consists of some kind of chemical substance such as Sulphur, (5) ________is harmful for
marine life. Another cause is the awareness of citizens, people always use water for many purposes and then
they dump waste water directly into rivers. (6)__________ 2004, because of bird flu outbreak in Vietnam,
people threw poultry to water body that made water highly polluted.
1. A. lead to
B. affect
C. cause
D. both A & C
2. A. treat
B. treatment
C. treated
D. treating
3. A. most
B. more
C. much
D. many
4. A. waste
B. water
C. pollution
D. poison
5. A. where
B. when
C. which
D. who
6. A. On
B. At
C. In
D. Since
B. Read the passage and CIRCLE the answer A, B, C or D that best fits each blank (1 pt).
THE UNITED STATES
The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is located in a continent
called North America. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans. The United States has tall
mountains, wide plains, deserts, hills, rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rainforest! People from all over the
world have come to live the United States.
There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the
other states. Alaska is the largest state and Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
1. Where is The United States located in?
A. South America
B. North America
C. South Africa
D. North Africa
2. How many states are there in The United States?
A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. 65
3. Which state is the largest in the US?
A. Hawaii
B. California
C. San Francisco
D. Alaska
4. Which statement is NOT true?
A. Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
B. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans.
C. The United States is the first largest in the whole world.
D. Alaska and Hawaii are the newest states in the US.
IV. Do as directed in brackets (3pts).
1. Tony has read “Truyen Kieu” several times. (Change the sentence into passive voice)
→ _______________________________________________________________________________
2. Her health is not good. She does not play extreme sports. (Rewrite sentence using the conditional sentence)
→ If______________________________________________________________________________
3. The water pollution causes the death of many aquatic animals. (Rewrite the sentence using “lead to”)
→ The water pollution _______________________________________________________________
4. After/ our plane/ land/,/ we/ wait/ an/ hour/ for/ our luggage. (Using the cues to make a meaningful sentence)
→ ________________________________________________________________________________
5. Write a passage about 50 words to describe the schedule for your two-day visit to a city you like best.
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ANSWER KEY- ENGLISH 8
I. LISTENING TASKS (2.0 pts).
Part 1. You will hear Christina talking to her friend Barney about a health problem (1pt).
(0.25pt / one correct answer)
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. C
Part 2. You will hear a teacher telling students about some music lessons. Listen and fill in the blanks
(1pt).
(0.25pt / one correct answer)
1.guitar
2. Wednesday(s)
3. 58
4. 23.20
II. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER (2.5pts).
(0.25pt / one correct answer)
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. C
III. READING (2.5pts).
Read the passage. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank spare in the
following passage (1.5 pts).
(0.25pt / one correct answer)
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
B. Read the passage and CIRCLE the answer A, B, C or D that best fits each blank (1 pt).
(0.25pt / one correct answer)
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. C
IV. DO AS DIRECTED IN BRACKETS (3pts).
1. “Truyen Kieu” has been read several times by Tony. (0.5pt)
2. If her health were/ was good, she would play extreme sports. (0.5pt)
3. The water pollution leads to the death of many aquatic animals. (0.5pt)
4. After our plane had landed, we waited an hour for our luggage. (0.5pt)
5. Students' answers. (1pt)